Show Ths Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuasday Eleven games were left on the schedule today following Baltimore’s postponement of its game against Kansas City at Camden Yards None of them are interleague matchups though — those start in June The Chicago While Sox after adding Albert Belle to a lineup that already included Frank Thomas were in Toronto this afternoon to take on Cy Young winner Pat Hentgen On Wednesday the Blue Jays show off their top newcomer when Roger entertain speculation about any Oakland might have Team officials and The Yankees now minus (107th overall) selections The Ssints said they were anxious to acquire additional picks in this draft “This gives us four picks in the first 62 and six picks in the first and Key are in Seattle tonight and Grissom to Cleveland for Kenny Lofton were in Houston The new-loo- k Florida Marlins coming off a 26-- 3 record in wring training were at home against the Chicago Cubs to AP photo Meta pitcher Mark Guerra left autographs Homs for a group of fans prior to a game against Boston In Las Vegas Monday trade to select Ohio State return specialist for the Green Arizona Continued from Page 10 Final Four appearance after coaching Arizona to the decade’s best record “Miles’ understanding of the game is second consecutive game But he patches all season in tribute Another change for 1997: Having seen a snowout at Fenway Park a snowy afternoon at Yankee Stadium and freezing temperatures at Tiger Stadium and Wriglcy Field for early home openers last year baseball adjusted its schedules in an attempt to beat the cold weather As a result all five domes in the majors will be in use today apd every West Coast club in both leagues will begin the year at home Sounds like it was a smart idea too — a freak snowstorm hit the East Coast on Monday with its effects supposed to linger into this afternoon Florida Atlanta-Housto- Montreal and n it was St Louis at Philadelphia at Los Ange- les New York at San Diego and Cincinnati and Baltimore which Pittsburgh at San Francisco traditionally play at home on opening day were the only typical dubs scheduled to play at their own open-a- ir parks today And the Orioles postponed their opener to Wednesday after waking today and finding a forecast of temperatures in the upper 40s and winds of 25-3- 5 mph “It is in response to last spring” NL vice president Katy Feeney said “It’s hard to make it a warm weather schedule but we did the best we could” A rough draft of the 1997 schedule already had been drawn up last sum tell you about tomorrow ‘‘111 I really am excited" said Deion Sanders who has returned to the Reds after spending all of 19 with the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys "I’m excited about this time not just about tomorrow” The Braves trying to win a record sixth straight division title are to officially open their new Turner Field on Friday In the AL in addition to Chicago-Toront- o and New York-Seattit’s Milwaukee at Texas Detroit at 100-perce- nt le took turns making life miserable for the d sophomore who had 13 Bibby made two free throws Anthony with 121 seconds Epps hit a left to send it into overtime at 74-7- 4 When that happened fouls followed And when Simon a 75 percent foul shooter during the regular season got to the line he converted That’s not to say he wasn’t tired too “I just had to suck it up” he said “I was getting the ball in the right spots able to create easy shots and get to the foul line” Continued from Page 10 when we watched the tapes that we could break the press down of the drib- ble and we could basically get to almost half court and get skip passes And our spacing was tremendous” Coach Lute Olson watched it and Ana then there was a basic fact of couldn’t stop talking about tIatec “Mites Simon’s toughness is unbelievable” the coach said repeating it several times For the rest of the Arizona team this basketball "Eventually running 94 feet the ce cut Arizona’s lead to NBA-boun- Miles points and committed five turnovers “I haven’t been played like that all year” said Mercer who had 20 points against Syracuse in the 19 title game and was one of Kentucky’s few returning players “They made it very tough Every time I curled around they had somebody waiting for me” Mercer went through long stretches without even touching the ball but he did make a long with 51 seconds left in regulation that helped shut down Mercer Dickerson Simon and Jason Terry free-thro-w whole game they were going to get tired” nesaid Bay Paoers who won the Super Bowl MVP award barrier and the season is dedicated to his memory Special commemorative every team's home opener Players and umpires will wear Robinson 4 14-of-- tight end Rickey Dudley with the ninth overall pick Bugel said the trade will allow the team to give young receivers including Kenny Shedd and Olan-d- a Truitt more playing time He also noted that Oakland has confidence in Tim Brown James Jf tt and Desmond Howard the This is the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color broke Kentucky’s press others came after he took charge when Arizona’s offense broke down “Miles was in a zone” teammate Michael Dickerson said “He kept saying ’They can’t stop mel They can’t stop mel’ And he had 30 points so they obviously couldn’t stop him And we kept giving him the ball” Dickerson Arizona’s top sewer this season was held to five points for the 99 of the draft” said Bill beyond anything that you can teach He Kuharich the Saints’ president just has a feel for it” Simon who missed the season’s first general manager and chief operatofficer “We 11 ing accomplished games due to academic ineligibility what we wanted to do We ' was named the Final Four MVP He ed to get more picks and we was line from the wanted to target certain plkyers in Some overtime of including we’d like to draft” the foul shots came after he and Bibby It was the second straight year the Raiders traded up in the draft Last year Oakland made a draft-da- y d The Braves having traded Justice nd nd Wette-lan- mer when baseball went to work changing it prompted by the memory of 10 postponements in the first week of the 1996 season “It's not perfect" Feeney said "A lot of East Coast teams don't want to start with nine or 10 games on the road and a lot of West Coast teams don't want to have so many home games in April “We tried this once before in the early 1980s We wound getting some rare rainouts on the West Coast and a blizzard in the East Coast on April 15th But you do the best you can All 14 NL teams were on today's schedule In addition to Chicago cold-clima- te Clemens pitches Shat meetings on April 7 to prepare for the April 19 draft “After two weeks we’ll come up with a great decision trust me mi that” Bugel said The Raiders acquired the No 2 spot behind the New York Jets and the Saints’ sixth-roupick the 166th overall with the deal In addition to Hobbs the Raiders gave up their first-roupick the 10th overall as well as second-roun- d (39th overall) and balls were made by Rawlings to mark the occasion and will be used in John Wettcland Jimmy Key David Justice and Marquis Grissom will be missing among others No diMibf the World Series champion New York Yankees and the team they beat the Atlanta Braves have undergone changes since last October So has baseball in general going into opening day SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — - Press By The Associated After a week of maneuvering the Oakland Raiders acquired the sec ond overall choice in this month's NFL draft in a deal that sent wide receiver Daryl Hobbs and several draft picks lo New Orleans “Obviously we moved up to one of the premier positions in the draft It was an opportunity and we did the deal” Raiders senior assistant Bruce Allen said Monday The trade comes after a week of talks with several teams about a high draft pick Allen said But he and coach Joe Bugel wouldn’t d 1997 — Paga 11 Baseball opens new season Raiders trade up in draft fourth-roun- 1 April 72-7- 1 After Final Four was a first For Simon it was old stuff His father took him to a half-dozof them starting in 1984 That’s why playing in it was so important to him and why he wouldn’t let Arizona slip away The team had to get along without him at the season’s start because of t(ie academic problems He didn’t make it back into the starting lineup full time until February and by then Arizona AP photo finish in Arizona's was m its way to a fifth-plawith battles Eugene Edgerson Kentucky's the Pac-1- 0 hardly much of a recom- Ron Mercer right as the ball goes flying during the mendation for tournament success first half of Monday's NCAA Championship game en ce SCOREBOARD IHL NHL aaaranecowmtmca AMUDMOM W L TPli NorthcaM Dhtolcn W LBOLPtoOPOA ONS 6S1S 8112288178 4SSS 4100 S84 SIS IS 27 S 87 820 224 pPIdtodto aCMnwl frOuMwc SS2S 8 88 243228 Wachtoglon totondwa Or napku is ss 10 as S27 227 CmMMMm W LSOLPtoOPOA Mtonapels412B 8 81 271208 38 28 10 82 2S8 280 Rorttttoyna 28 28 7 S3 208 277 27 41 7 81 182 2SS IScNOM iOmM frNJsnsy frFtorida NMm 4018 8108282 228 4028 7872182m frHourton 40 20 S 88 220 221 27 21 7 21 2m 270 20 42 10 SO 217 28S Uktl Loo Yogas Phoank frCMitd playoff btrilk jpdMiad dMPon Mai NOTE: Two pekto are awardad zButtdO PMbuqh OtaM 30 28 3811 872182m 28 38 8 88 202 232 OF 221 284 234 201 208 OA 180 287 283 232 221 BoMSH 2448 8872172m aOm W L TOM OF OA 234 177 40 38 24 18 87 237 181 n IN PM SLIM mm m 34 8782182m 0 79 221228 31 33 12 74 204 188 28 41 7 88 218287 CNcmo TIONnlS Of OA 2m 187 287 228 2m 218 203 218 238 298 188 253 W L TPti 48 21 8101 mm 7 77 x Colorado Edrnonlon Anahotm Cdgw LosAngNto an Joaa TInWiTiSsmi mi 42 41 33 38 W L TOM 38 2811 87 Mm 7 78 28 34 14 70 28 38 10 88 28 34 18 87 Vmouw Qusboo4MfchloanO OS OA B7 2BS1SO 21 12 88 218 171 miS 84 207187 22 8 78 240 212 38 8 88104 218 TtanoaB NmSmmI MMm Montreal Hartford W LSOLPtoOPOA 43 27 7 81 288 287 S7S4 8 80 288 278 28 22 S 80 240 277 22 2814 80 240 248 20 24 10 70 228 282 MEN’S NCAA FINALS mm mm 11 77 8 72 32 40 8 88 28 41 10 82 88 43 787188240 DaMNMarttoba PattWbynaMUlMt Tampa at FNtodetphto 830 pm Naw Jarasy M Wrahtogtom 880 SL at DotodL 830 pm BuHato at NV Rangare 8 pm Fort Wqms m Long Baach INI " IM I8(( San Joaa at Phoank 7 pm Monday Marsh 81 Altana 04 Kartucky 70 OT 78 OT 84 amzona asm DsvtoonPfPSl Dkfcareon 14 8 Bremtan 14 M 8 Stay P 2--2 12 8418 Sfenon 8 Tony 24 24 8 Edgareon Hank Pt 44 8 TotoM 30 00 24 2 2248 84-47 KENTUCKY 084) Marear 84 1 13 PadgaB 818 4--4 17 MagMre 0-- 04 0 TUmar 0-- 0 11 44 0-- 1 8 Eppa Edwaido 04 00 0 Prtofcai 14 44 8 Mohammad 811 04 12 MMa 84 04 12 MaalaWo OO OO 0 Totals 20728-1778- 1 tMHSare— Aitaona 22 Kentucky 32 End at BegylaBan Altoona 74 Kantuoky 74 PPaM Altoona 012 84 Tany 2--3 y Dlcksreon 14 Sfenon 02) 1040 (Eppa 84 Padgaa 12 Marear 84 MOto 24) Faidad f P8y ant— BramWl Maaww initoimi NNuei i rmnmiH wna 48 (Bibby ptohammad 11) 8 Pftckau Tumar BAntmde irl 8) Kantuoky 40 Aaalata Altoona 12 (Tany 8) Kantuoky IS (Marear 8) Tetal tauta Altoona 18 Kan- tUCty2S A—47028 ALL TOURNAMENT Mika Bibby Arizona Mllaa Sfenon Artzona Bofehy Jackson Mlnnaaoto Ron Marear Kantuoky: Sosa Padgsa Kaniuoty- MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AMbmw Ul ItaM rivvim mmm ovnon NBA Tucidey'a Qonno NBA NswYoik Odanda Wtotodngm W L 83 IS 81 21 40 31 OS PM 748 70S — 212 Em 13 17 28 30 307 30 48 324 10 30 Em 3212 n 13 m m 111 4012 J78 — 80 m jot 1212 12 42 22 320 17 40 m EM m 37 34 821 27 m m m3 M 28 43 384 37 m 47 350 dphto at Orlando 830 pm LA Cdppan at Wand 830 pm Non Vorti at Ctovatond 830 pm VNatdnglon at Indtona 830 pm LA lakam at Saanre 0 pm i at Chicago (30 pm M Strep iM L Pat M 17 701 40 23 E72 12 m 182 881 71 8744 8708 860 848 8878 2781 84 88 8880 0501 0171 841 '!!!!!! OrtandB ABanla 71 72 Maa 71 71 Vanoouvar Ctaratand 74 71 ret at Son AnremoE pm Ctaaland DM 0 71 71 2274 71 71 038) 72 72 8688 8880 8847 mo 2712 84 8 Oitondo Houston Pentad 78 71 72 7M7 1020 72 7270 1010 72 7212 1002 Ooktal a 7082 7071 7080 7232 71 71 71 72 70 0M8 71 71 8888 8888 807 887 saw 8858 Indtona uadi LAlotaa MOaaidrea Chailoao 884 881 Wtataglon 888 881 881 asm 88i 8804 872 72 SOM 854 71 72 72 72 taakto Data Santaonto 71 71 I NewYork 887 HE mo ms ms 883 Nl 72 e Aw Avg MO mi Mtoml 71 71 71 71 7331 1033 7290 1021 Pto OOm ASwto Change Pta Nl 080 080 and countless Mkvwaots LA Otopore Tarento laommaraa Vancouver Phoanh NswJsresy Dsnvar OcktaOta PhtodatNa Boston 71 71 71 71 71 71 72 71 72 72 74 72 71 71 71 70 72 M3 888 81E 810 282 aam 842 888 seas 887 mis 880 8841 884 8881 MS 8800 72 8828 878 8898 877 7042 878 87m IP80 TIM Tim 7842 Till 7247 7848 7428 7331 7701 Ml MS 280 M2 1013 1021 1014 1040 1041 1070 28-20-1- IPS 28 Houston 35-1- 8 21 Altoona 23 Ohto&aK 188 34-1- 0 28 Nsvada 24 BWLoutano 20-- 7 8 25 AitanaSlato tnctudad In records): 443 430 435 484 433 481 481 428 18 22 23 20 28 21 — 18 SOUTH fetatoatal 81 4 Jackson SL 2 WSka Fores' 18 N Cantona A8T 1 MIDWEST E NkiotollNInotoSLS Kansas 8 OrelRobarto 1 FAR WEST San Dtogo 8t 88 UNLV 10 22-ye- ar Henry AaroiHoined the Milwaukee Braves in 1954 and eventually home-ru- n became baseball’s all-tiwith 755 homers king Frank RobinsonnA Hall of Fame player for two decades In 1973 Robinson was named player-managof the Geveland Indians becoming the first black manager in the majors er APEd De Gasero al 14-1- 11:05 Colorado (Rkz al Ctncfn-na(8m8sy 1P14) 1208 pm Chicago Cuba (MuboSand P7) at Florida (KBrown 17-12:05 pm Phkadalphla (SohMing P10) M Lot Angslsa (RMarUnsz 18-8- ) 2:06 pm PHtaburgh (Uabar PS) at Ban Frenctoco (Qradnar 1P7) 80S pm NY Mata (Harnlach al San Dtogo (HamNsn 188) 3 pm AdaMa (Smokf 24-8- ) al Hourton (naynokto 1P10)8:06pm f Amaitan laagua Pff- Chicago WNW 8aa (Ahrerai IP 10) al Toronto (CJamano IPI3) 838 pm ftfttl UMATf TUCSON Alto (AP) Ths lop 28 Kama In s Cototfato BasaM Mar 30 pa8 with records torough 1 Dobok (Thompson (RadUguat M 8:08 13-1- pm NY Yankaaa (Pawns ) SsaMs (Moyar ) 836 pm M OakCtsvaiand (Nagy 17-land (Filslo P7) S3S pm Soslan (Qordon 12-8- ) al Ana-hak- n (Langalon PS) 836 pm crippled in an automobile accident Cuban who Minnie Minoso-Nati- ve in the Negro Leagues before played joining the Geveland Indians in 1949 one of the first Latino stars in the major leagues the New York Willie Mays-join- ed Giants in 1951 and became perhaps the best player in baseball history hit 660 home runs in a career the Chicago Ernie Banks-joine- d Cubs in 1953 and slugged 512 home runs over the next 19 years IP 1108 pm at MiwauHo (McDonald Tata pttt 1P10) 1235 pm M Kansas CHy (Applsr BaMmora (Musatna 1P11) 1:05 pm NY Yankass (Cons al BaaMa (Faaarao 1P11) 80S pm Dotrak (bocal N Iknnaao-l806 pm (Radka pm g debut Some of the pioneers who left the Negro Leagues and followed Jackie Robinson across baseball's color line: the Cleveland Larry Doby-join-ed Indians in 1948 to become the first African-America- n player in the American League the Brooklyn Roy Campanella-join- ed Dodgers in 1948 and became one of the best catchers in baseball before being Tuao Jay's Qamoa Amgrioan Lmrmb Chicago Whis So (Navano 12) at Toronto (Hontgon 20-1- SL Louto'SioMamyra Montreal (BuNUigar Major Lsagtws ( Ji Rankings BASEBALL ANffNCA DURHAM NC (AH — The Top 28 ooBaoe baNbal mini aa dstv Amartca maoazins with racorda trough Mar 30 (la grants are not others followed Thousands of minority athletes have thrived in the decades since Jackie Robinson's ground-breakin- 18 Ctomaon 18 NCAA mlnadey tho staff of BassbaH all-arou- nd iMUtofiTpm oalPhoankOpm r NLA (tare 830 pm 71 888 810 ToamDafanM otChartoaaiOpm — 4212 pm r Jersey at Mkmaoota 0 pm oe 38 37 MO 1012 m m 4 310 24 10 21 Em m 11 82 384 87m Manaukaa VanreworJljpm I to Boston I pm waiPNtodatoha30pm WE2TERN CONFERENCE W Portland 71 71 Santaoido Data 880 pm i M Denver 7 pm Indtona Mtoml Jackie Robinson opened the door BoMball Nadanal Liraa Colorado (Hotmao Now VOrti MaN 8 Boston 8 10 Inn Clavatond 8 San Frenotooo 2 SPMburghO 18 CN 8 bid all 8-- al ChoMnaP (baba 836 pm SI Louis (Falkovaak 11-ol Montreal (Dad 48) 838 pm Chloage Cta (TrachaN 1P8 N ) Flortda (ALakar PM pm Adanla (Maddua 15-1at Houston g lampion ) 808 pm Phladakhli (Madure PI) at Los Angalaa (Homo 1P1 1) 8:Mpm at San NY Mato (Ctorii Dtogo (Ashby PS) 836 pm TWinfactlons Monday bar lo RoehMiw BOSTON REO FOOTBALL CHtCAOO BEARS Blgnad CB SOX— Purchased ths contract ol RHP Brel ot 8w Paaduokal bom SabartwgM DETROIT hhn on 8w IPday dmhlr ML CHtCAOO WHITE contact of RHP Damy Dm win kom Naohvtoa oltho Amartoan Association Plaeod RHP Jaion Bare and SB Rota VanMa on fw iPdw dtoMtod ML Ratunwd RHP Tom Caitar la a bre-yaottsr MsaL Wtawd RB Robsrt Oman UONS-Slg- nsd QB MOa!u!anD RAIDERS— Tredad WR Daryl Hobbs and that! bat- aaoohd and tourth-reun- d ptoka in 8re 1187 drat la are Haw Oitoans tor twlr to and atdhaeund ptoka in s 1887 a8 I iyaf)) ANAHEIM ANOEL8— Ptaoad LHP Jkn Abbol an irehiare tor gw piaposs of gMng Mm Mi unaandL eta f bLmS bub Ml nVJElW ntr lroepe rmliBM Onthreroa on Vw SPday an solid — r tod Plaosd LHP Chuck Fbdoy INF IPday dtoablad Sal reaaackia la March 27 BALTIMORE ORtOLCS Plaoad RHP Rocky Copptnpar and OF Para tnerndgka an 8w 18-ddta ablad dal Aaaignad MF Ka8y Qnn SEATTLE MARINER- S- Plaoad LHP Jamie Moyar an Ore IPday dtoablad ItoL TEXAS RANGERS— PUrehaMd vfw tntamaiional Loaguo and ptacad jvyaon uwocnar Ewe tor I2S 060 mi mnvvM CLEVELAND INOIANf Ptacad RHP Joaa Mass an ths rsaatclsd Itot Purehaoad tha minor loaguo conlreolk ol OF Xevln MSohal and LMIoftfai DETROIT TIGERS Purohaaad from Toledo ol tho International 'OAKLAND ATHLETIC P— CINCINNATI REDS— Acquired OP Oziia Tlmmona and RHP Jwoon preorecn kem tw Ctdokgo Cuba tor RHP Cun Lyons HOUSTON ASTROS-Ctod- mad INF Tfen Bogar od arehrere bam aw New York Matt Sent INF Lula Lopet lo the New York Mot onaktoredantortoaelatn at NEW YORK METS-CW- mad LHP Yota Parai od wakrere bom tho Atlanta bovod Plaoad RHP JMon Hrtnghouoon LHP M and RHP Paul tMtoon on 8w IPday dtoMtod ML PITTSBURGH PIRATES— Ptoeatf RTd PaU Wagrwr and IMP Jraon ChriManMn an ji : |